John Ely, Joc Pederson win Branch Rickey Awards.
The Dodgers chose right-handed pitcher John Ely and outfielder Joc Pederson as the Branch Rickey Minor League Pitcher and Player of the Year, respectively. They join a list of past winners that...
View ArticleJoc Pederson reflects on WBC qualifier with Team Israel.
Dodgers prospect Joc Pederson was playing meaningful games last week, perhaps more meaningful than any the big-league club will play anytime soon. They were the first — and so far, last — World...
View ArticleDaily Distractions: New Dodgers Dream Foundation field; 184-year-old baseball...
Aaron Sele’s career numbers as a Dodger: 28 games, 15 starts, 8-6 record, 4.53 ERA. More Hall of Fame votes than Roberto Hernandez (0-2, 6.64 as a Dodger). Makes sense to me. (AP) Usually I dish out...
View ArticleDaily Distractions: Are the Dodgers bringing up Scott Van Slyke today?
Scott Van Slyke has been promoted from Triple-A Albuquerque, but the Dodgers haven’t announced it yet, tweets Rob Rains. The move would come as no surprise. The Dodgers wouldn’t move Van Slyke from...
View ArticleWith Matt Kemp on the disabled list, Dodgers will recall a ‘true center...
Matt Kemp leaves the field with athletic trainer Nancy Pattersonon Wednesday night after straining his right hamstring in a 4-3 loss to the Angels (Associated Press) Of all the frustrations Matt Kemp...
View ArticleDaily Distractions: MLB announces 2013 playoff schedule.
Game One of the 109th World Series is Oct. 23. We’re not getting ahead of ourselves with a bold Dodgers prediction. We’re just stating the facts after Major League Baseball announced its postseason...
View ArticleDaily Distractions: Yasiel Puig, Hyun-Jin Ryu named to All-Rookie team by...
Awards season is heating up, and Yasiel Puig and Hyun-Jin Ryu are starting to get some ink as two of baseball’s top rookies. The two Dodgers were part of Baseball America’s 2013 all-rookie team,...
View ArticleFifteen prospects invade Dodger Stadium starting Sunday.
The Dodgers’ annual Winter Development Program, designed to help acclimate prospects to the major-league environment, begins Sunday and runs through Thursday at Dodger Stadium. The program is closed to...
View ArticleDaily Distractions: How Dodger Stadium will turn into a hockey venue.
Dodger Stadium opened its outfield gate Monday, and the transformation began. A crew of about 200 local workers spent their day trudging on and off the field, carrying the components of a giant stage...
View ArticleDodgers sign free-agent catcher Miguel Olivo, invite Joc Pederson to spring...
The Dodgers bulked up their major-league spring training roster Tuesday with one veteran and a swarm of prospects. Free agent catcher Miguel Olivo, 35, signed a minor-league contract with an invitation...
View ArticleDaily Distractions: Four Dodgers make MLB.com’s top 100 prospects list; what...
If you’re looking for a sign of progress from the Dodgers’ farm system, here’s one: MLB.com released its annual list of the top 100 prospects yesterday, and the Dodgers occupied four spots. Four decent...
View ArticleDaily Distractions: California Superior Court judge tosses class-action...
A California Superior Court judge tossed out a class-action lawsuit filed against the Dodgers, Lakers, and Time Warner Cable on Tuesday, citing federal laws designed to protect the rights of cable...
View ArticleDaily Distractions: Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas has a message for the...
Miguel Rojas is watching the news reports from his native Venezuela closely. His wife, Mariana, lives about five minutes from the capital of Caracas. At least five have died in the course of the...
View ArticleDodgers’ second intrasquad game is in the books; pitchers take the spotlight.
Chris Reed and Dan Haren threw two shutout innings, and the Dodgers’ second spring intrasquad game in as many days ended in a 0-0 tie. Paco Rodriguez and Jamey Wright each threw one inning to complete...
View ArticleArizona Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 1.
The Dodgers are 0-1. Clayton Kershaw has a 13.50 earned-run average. “If it wasn’t for that Kershaw guy we’d be in good shape,” manager Don Mattingly quipped. The takeaways from the Arizona...
View ArticleDodgers 4, Diamondbacks 3.
On an afternoon in which scheduled starter Zack Greinke was pulled two batters into the game, the Dodgers got their first Cactus League victory. Miguel Rojas broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning,...
View ArticleDodgers 5, Chicago White Sox 0.
GLENDALE, Ariz. — A 0-0 pitchers’ duel through six innings turned in the Dodgers’ favor on a two-run home run in the seventh inning by Joc Pederson. Pederson ripped into a 2-2 pitch from Jake Petricka,...
View ArticleDaily Distractions: How Alex Guerrero changed the narrative at second base.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The narrative in camp surrounding second base so far goes something like this: Alex Guerrero is a project. He didn’t play last season in Cuba, he’s still learning second base, and...
View ArticleSeattle Mariners 8, Dodgers 5: Josh Beckett’s bad day, Joc Pederson’s long...
Your browser does not support iframes. GLENDALE, Ariz. — Josh Beckett had a bad day. Joc Pederson had a long day. Neither was alone. Starting a rare night game against the Seattle Mariners, Beckett...
View ArticleDaily Distractions: Predicting the Dodgers’ Opening Day roster.
Opening Day seems a long ways away. The calendar says the regular season doesn’t begin for the Dodgers for another 10 days, and the roster shows more than 40 players in the Dodgers’ major-league camp....
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